Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding and Opportunities for Action.

摘要

This Institute of Medicine (IOM) study focused on the public health dimensions of cognitive aging as separate from neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. To accomplish its task, the IOM committee looked at cognitive aging through a broad lens and explored its implications for individuals, for their families, and for society. Its report comes at a time ripe for change in how society responds to cognitive aging. The population of older Americans is rapidly growing, and this frontier of science and health is achieving a marked increase in understanding of the brain, cognition, and aging.